Ultrasonographic features of aggressive primary thyroid diffuse B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases

  • Authors:
    • Guobing Hu
    • Xiangming Zhu
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  • Published online on: February 19, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4255
  • Pages: 2487-2490
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Abstract

Primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is a relatively rare malignant tumor. Aggressive PTL is extremely rare, and there is limited literature regarding the imaging features of PTL with invasion into adjacent structures, including internal jugular vein, muscles, esophagus, trachea and carotid artery. In addition, the ultrasonographic features of the cases presented in the current report differ from those reported in previous studies. In the present study, two cases of PTL, who presented to The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Wuhu, China) with a short history of a rapidly growing mass in the front of their neck, are reported. Both patients had undergone ultrasound examination, and the subsequent histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations confirmed that the two masses were primary diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma. The ultrasonographic findings of these two cases are discussed in the present report.
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Hu G and Hu G: Ultrasonographic features of aggressive primary thyroid diffuse B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases. Oncol Lett 11: 2487-2490, 2016
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Hu, G., & Hu, G. (2016). Ultrasonographic features of aggressive primary thyroid diffuse B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases. Oncology Letters, 11, 2487-2490. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4255
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Hu, G., Zhu, X."Ultrasonographic features of aggressive primary thyroid diffuse B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases". Oncology Letters 11.4 (2016): 2487-2490.
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Hu, G., Zhu, X."Ultrasonographic features of aggressive primary thyroid diffuse B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases". Oncology Letters 11, no. 4 (2016): 2487-2490. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4255